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    Chick with broken legs and wing (No experience raising chickens)

    Thats unfortunate, as of right now $46 aud is 35.82 usd, still seeing as i dont own animals of any kind at this moment and this little chick stumbled into my life unexpectedly i feel i wouldnt have done anything different :) Though the night i spent with the little guy has given me a pretty high...
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    Chick with broken legs and wing (No experience raising chickens)

    I was pretty lucky in that the vet i chose to see was a poultry keeper. He seemed pretty confident (after a few painful pokes and prods) that it wasnt splay legged and seemed comfortable with his diagnosis. The final cost was $46.50 AUD, $30 being for the consultation price and $16.50 for the...
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    Chick with broken legs and wing (No experience raising chickens)

    Update: I woke early this morning to the little chick chirping happily for food, i fed her roughly 3 teaspoons of yogurt/water mix and she fell back asleep while eating. I was ecstatic to see her livelier than ever, looking for food and she even wiggled her butt in what i assume was excitement...
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    Chick with broken legs and wing (No experience raising chickens)

    Oh sorry, i added this to the main post before anyone replied i think, not too sure, its been a long night lol. 4:10am as of writing this post, i tried sleeping but am too worried about this little bugger haha. The chick definitely knows when food is around and seems to have a tonne of energy...
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    Chick with broken legs and wing (No experience raising chickens)

    In my previous post i didn't intend to offend, It's just our personal views vary, while i understand you suggesting to put the chick down is an act of mercy not cruelty i as a person am physically incapable of killing an animal even if it is for mercy so would require the aid of an experienced...
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    Chick with broken legs and wing (No experience raising chickens)

    Thanks @EggSighted4Life As you said, i am 100% one of those people who dont have the heart to "dispatch" a chick :O And as a breeder i assume it would be insanely expensive/non-profitable to have all animals in this situation euthanized by a vet, where as a one off chick wouldn't be so bad. I...
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    Chick with broken legs and wing (No experience raising chickens)

    @jvls1942 I understand your opinion and thanks for rationalising the cost to me. But my partner was with me when we found the chick and she is definitely on board with trying to keep it alive if it's possible for it to have a proper and painless life. If it was found by my father or brother...
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    Chick with broken legs and wing (No experience raising chickens)

    Thanks @DaviJones I am worried as hell about this damn chick, i don't know why but when i found her i just felt an overwhelming need to do anything i could for her even if it meant keeping her warm and comfortable for her last few hours, If the vet thinks the best option is recovery and not...
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    Chick with broken legs and wing (No experience raising chickens)

    Thanks, i may try this but i don't think id feel comfortable or capable enough to do this well enough to ensure the proper healing of it's legs. Would a vet not be able to do this more expertly than myself? I am in I.T, about as far from animal care as you could get :/ Edit: Also, there still...
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    Chick with broken legs and wing (No experience raising chickens)

    I forgot to mention that she is quite chirpy and definitely lets you know when she is in pain, she was pretty quiet when on her back while i took the pics, but will chirp loudly in what i can only assume is pain when her wing is touched or leg is placed at an odd angle.
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    Chick with broken legs and wing (No experience raising chickens)

    Hey, thanks for the welcome and the reply. :) First of all, the chick is definitely in pain when moving, so ive tried not to disturb it at all, only moving it when it seems to have positioned itself uncomfortably or in a painful position etc, and i am definitely okay with paying for it to be...
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    Chick with broken legs and wing (No experience raising chickens)

    So, some backstory: Today i found my dads hens had hatched 3 chicks, 2 are perfectly healthy but i noticed one was on the ground and could not move. Thinking it had died i went into the coop to check on it, and the chick was breathing but unable to stand. On closer inspection i realised both...
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